CFTC COT data snapshot for 25 August 2026
Week-ended positions · TFF Futures Only and Disaggregated Futures Only · 42 reviewed markets · processed 28 Aug 2026, 19:31
Financial TFF: available · Commodity Disaggregated: available
Official CFTC sourceLargest Leveraged Fund changes
TFF financial futures ranked by absolute weekly contract change.
| Report date | Market | Participant | Long | Short | Net | Weekly change | 4-report change | 52-report context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | US 10Y | Leveraged Funds | 316,808 | 2,451,147 | -2,134,339 | +94,674 | +21,400 | 50th percentile |
| 2026-08-25 | US Bond | Leveraged Funds | 115,729 | 418,723 | -302,994 | +58,389 | +86,528 | 77th percentile |
| 2026-08-25 | US 5Y | Leveraged Funds | 509,359 | 2,621,169 | -2,111,810 | +58,004 | -3,172 | 96th percentile |
| 2026-08-25 | S&P 500 | Leveraged Funds | 150,526 | 465,730 | -315,204 | -33,802 | -17,728 | 90th percentile |
| 2026-08-25 | Nasdaq-100 | Leveraged Funds | 51,841 | 93,073 | -41,232 | +20,539 | +17,066 | 29th percentile |
| 2026-08-25 | EUR | Leveraged Funds | 90,921 | 129,280 | -38,359 | +19,357 | +26,839 | 15th percentile |
| 2026-08-25 | CAD | Leveraged Funds | 27,384 | 99,476 | -72,092 | +16,805 | +30,403 | 33th percentile |
| 2026-08-25 | Ultra Bond | Leveraged Funds | 105,446 | 954,434 | -848,988 | +12,369 | +13,650 | 40th percentile |
Largest Asset Manager/Institutional changes
Ranked separately because official participant categories should not be combined.
| Report date | Market | Participant | Long | Short | Net | Weekly change | 4-report change | 52-report context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | US Bond | Asset Manager/Institutional | 1,071,112 | 549,364 | +521,748 | -75,719 | -46,520 | 75th percentile |
| 2026-08-25 | CAD | Asset Manager/Institutional | 55,489 | 114,432 | -58,943 | +30,552 | +42,217 | 50th percentile |
| 2026-08-25 | NZD | Asset Manager/Institutional | 12,235 | 11,805 | +430 | +25,889 | +44,587 | 100th percentile |
| 2026-08-25 | EUR | Asset Manager/Institutional | 461,805 | 200,379 | +261,426 | +24,000 | +52,100 | 21th percentile |
| 2026-08-25 | GBP | Asset Manager/Institutional | 45,799 | 150,290 | -104,491 | +12,749 | +36,420 | 44th percentile |
| 2026-08-25 | US 5Y | Asset Manager/Institutional | 3,900,099 | 985,618 | +2,914,481 | -12,633 | +18,232 | 33th percentile |
| 2026-08-25 | US 2Y | Asset Manager/Institutional | 2,187,590 | 578,734 | +1,608,856 | -11,569 | -236,156 | 2th percentile |
| 2026-08-25 | Ultra Bond | Asset Manager/Institutional | 1,603,656 | 544,403 | +1,059,253 | -9,592 | -72,534 | 46th percentile |
Largest Managed Money commodity changes
Disaggregated commodity futures ranked independently from TFF categories.
| Report date | Market | Participant | Long | Short | Spread | Net | Weekly change | Net / OI | 4-report change | 52-report context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | Corn | Managed Money | 411,762 | 94,314 | 199,639 | +317,448 | +135,756 | 18.58% | +190,672 | 98th percentile |
| 2026-08-25 | Sugar No. 11 | Managed Money | 297,971 | 99,954 | 174,904 | +198,017 | +59,404 | 15.82% | +314,441 | 100th percentile |
| 2026-08-25 | Soybeans | Managed Money | 239,335 | 38,656 | 114,580 | +200,679 | +48,897 | 20.63% | +40,200 | 85th percentile |
| 2026-08-25 | Natural Gas | Managed Money | 269,125 | 340,798 | 605,579 | -71,673 | +28,407 | -4.10% | +34,153 | 52th percentile |
| 2026-08-25 | Cotton No. 2 | Managed Money | 104,495 | 16,202 | 37,395 | +88,293 | +15,621 | 23.55% | +41,925 | 100th percentile |
| 2026-08-25 | Soybean Meal | Managed Money | 129,615 | 33,662 | 71,739 | +95,953 | +12,638 | 15.77% | +8,257 | 81th percentile |
| 2026-08-25 | Chicago SRW Wheat | Managed Money | 87,501 | 101,098 | 102,791 | -13,597 | +11,731 | -3.06% | -5,434 | 81th percentile |
| 2026-08-25 | Kansas City HRW Wheat | Managed Money | 76,033 | 33,519 | 66,590 | +42,514 | +11,017 | 14.44% | +11,103 | 100th percentile |
Largest Producer/Merchant/Processor/User changes
Physical commodity business participants remain in their official category.
| Report date | Market | Participant | Long | Short | Spread | Net | Weekly change | Net / OI | 4-report change | 52-report context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | Corn | Producer/Merchant/Processor/User | 286,373 | 1,007,227 | — | -720,854 | -131,414 | -42.21% | -175,449 | 2th percentile |
| 2026-08-25 | Soybeans | Producer/Merchant/Processor/User | 291,493 | 595,889 | — | -304,396 | -30,730 | -31.29% | -6,249 | 17th percentile |
| 2026-08-25 | Sugar No. 11 | Producer/Merchant/Processor/User | 226,836 | 505,961 | — | -279,125 | -28,606 | -22.30% | -166,763 | 2th percentile |
| 2026-08-25 | Cotton No. 2 | Producer/Merchant/Processor/User | 44,356 | 214,516 | — | -170,160 | -10,771 | -45.39% | -38,984 | 2th percentile |
| 2026-08-25 | WTI Crude Oil | Producer/Merchant/Processor/User | 654,534 | 349,280 | — | +305,254 | -10,263 | 16.00% | -46,536 | 63th percentile |
| 2026-08-25 | Chicago SRW Wheat | Producer/Merchant/Processor/User | 50,985 | 124,433 | — | -73,448 | -6,995 | -16.55% | -10,887 | 6th percentile |
| 2026-08-25 | Kansas City HRW Wheat | Producer/Merchant/Processor/User | 18,650 | 120,343 | — | -101,693 | -5,555 | -34.54% | -6,384 | 2th percentile |
| 2026-08-25 | RBOB Gasoline | Producer/Merchant/Processor/User | 86,270 | 181,792 | — | -95,522 | -4,896 | -27.59% | +596 | 23th percentile |
Net-position flips
Crossings from net-long to net-short or the reverse relative to the preceding available report.
| Report date | Market | Participant | Long | Short | Spread | Net | Weekly change | Net / OI | 4-report change | 52-report context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | Dow Jones | Leveraged Funds | 9,874 | 11,509 | — | -1,635 | -3,670 | -1.84% | -441 | 88th percentile |
| 2026-08-25 | NZD | Asset Manager/Institutional | 12,235 | 11,805 | — | +430 | +25,889 | 0.48% | +44,587 | 100th percentile |
| 2026-08-25 | VIX | Non-Reportable | 24,826 | 25,242 | — | -416 | -540 | -0.10% | +3,560 | 54th percentile |
| 2026-08-25 | Ultra Bond | Other Reportables | 54,342 | 30,995 | — | +23,347 | +25,195 | 0.78% | +29,915 | 100th percentile |
| 2026-08-25 | Ultra Bond | Non-Reportable | 249,019 | 240,804 | — | +8,215 | +11,607 | 0.27% | -690 | 50th percentile |
| 2026-08-25 | US 2Y | Non-Reportable | 230,847 | 234,275 | — | -3,428 | -42,449 | -0.07% | -51,503 | 2th percentile |
| 2026-08-25 | Lean Hogs | Non-Reportable | 19,296 | 17,602 | — | +1,694 | +2,647 | 0.61% | +2,376 | 94th percentile |
| 2026-08-25 | Chicago SRW Wheat | Non-Reportable | 34,458 | 35,154 | — | -696 | -3,080 | -0.15% | +1,771 | 37th percentile |